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this race has become more than a sporting event, it's a day to celebrate this city turned into a day of tragedy. the feeling one of hope and grit, a community bound together and rising up in solidarity both locally and around the country. >> reporter: boston, it is a myth as much as a city. a language as much as an accent. a living organism as much as a slice of geography. whose citizens tend to be so connected to the place that today and tonight lots of them have been phoning home. or the digital equivalent. mark wahlberg tweeting thoughts and prayers with my hometown. comic denis leery, regard for the state troopers and national guard members. they were everywhere. director ben affleck, raised in cambridge over the river, love to our beloved and resilient boston. resilience. after something like this, that is an individual thing. some will feel things getting back to normal ahead of others. a different matter is that of reputation. of boston not wanting to become best known for its worst day possibly ever. consider all the great associations with that name. ♪ >> boston, the band.
this race has become more than a sporting event, it's a day to celebrate this city turned into a day of tragedy. the feeling one of hope and grit, a community bound together and rising up in solidarity both locally and around the country. >> reporter: boston, it is a myth as much as a city. a language as much as an accent. a living organism as much as a slice of geography. whose citizens tend to be so connected to the place that today and tonight lots of them have been phoning home. or...
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. >>> from new york city, this is "nightline" with cynthia mcfadden. >> thanks for ginning us. drive through any major thoroughfair in america and you'll find a taco bell. in a country fuelled by classic cuisine, we take a look at an american company causing quite a stir. >> reporter: they could be screaming for a boy band, but instead they're screaming for all things, a taco. >> i want it! >> cool ranch. >> cool ranch. >> jimmy: that's right, cool ranch doritos. taco bell's transformation of the traditional taco, and if they have any say in it, the entire fast food industry. how did that concept come about? >> that's the story everyone's wanted to know. how it started was a few years ago, we were about to turn 15 so i said you know what i want? i want to reinvent the taco. if you think about the taco, it hasn't changed in 50 years. it's corn, yellow and formed in the change of a taco. there's been innovation in buns and burgers and everyone else. but no innovation in tacos. i told the team, let's reinvent the taco. >> a uniquely american delicacies. >> i'm an australian guy se
. >>> from new york city, this is "nightline" with cynthia mcfadden. >> thanks for ginning us. drive through any major thoroughfair in america and you'll find a taco bell. in a country fuelled by classic cuisine, we take a look at an american company causing quite a stir. >> reporter: they could be screaming for a boy band, but instead they're screaming for all things, a taco. >> i want it! >> cool ranch. >> cool ranch. >> jimmy: that's...
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all day until just a few hours ago, this city was in an unprecedented lockdown with nearly 1 million people warned to remain inside their homes. my colleague linsey davis watched the whole search unfold from the streets of watertown. >> reporter: boston was unsiege today as authorities found and killed tamerlan assure 9087 and cup toured his 19-year-old brother as he hid in a boat in a watertown neighborhood. the frantic search for the suspected boston marathon bombers began thursday when the fbi released these grainy images. our first glimpse of the most wanted men in america. the fbi needed the public's help tracking down their lead suspects in the attack but they warned then that these men were armed and very dangerous. >> no one should attempt to apprehend them except law enforcement. do not take any action on your own. >> reporter: it was no exaggeration. late last night, authorities discovered mit police officer sean collier shot and killed by the suspects. at first, authorities didn't realize there was a connection to the bombing. but then authorities say the two men carjacked
all day until just a few hours ago, this city was in an unprecedented lockdown with nearly 1 million people warned to remain inside their homes. my colleague linsey davis watched the whole search unfold from the streets of watertown. >> reporter: boston was unsiege today as authorities found and killed tamerlan assure 9087 and cup toured his 19-year-old brother as he hid in a boat in a watertown neighborhood. the frantic search for the suspected boston marathon bombers began thursday when...
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. >>> from new york city, this is "nightline" with cynthia mcfadden. >> good evening. and thanks for joining us. joel olsteen may be america's best known preacher next to billy graham. senior pastor at the massive lakewood church in houston, the televangelist has over 7 million viewers every week in over 100 countries. so when it appeared he renounced the faith, it got an awful lot of people talking. turns out is 2 a hoax to get the mega pastor to change his message. tonight, abc's david wright on the man who says he was behind the plot. >> you got what it takes. this is your moment. the promise is in you. >> reporter: he's the born-again tony robbins. >> god wants you to be celebrated. >> reporter: preaching the prosperity gospel in best selling books and hopeful homilees. >> you're beautiful, you're strong. >> reporter: one of the best known evangelical pastors. so for joel osteen to quit? but more than that, to quit because he was rejecting his faith? that's news. >> joel rejects his faith, doesn't believe in christ anymore. that seems like that's a bigger attention
. >>> from new york city, this is "nightline" with cynthia mcfadden. >> good evening. and thanks for joining us. joel olsteen may be america's best known preacher next to billy graham. senior pastor at the massive lakewood church in houston, the televangelist has over 7 million viewers every week in over 100 countries. so when it appeared he renounced the faith, it got an awful lot of people talking. turns out is 2 a hoax to get the mega pastor to change his message....
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tonight an unlikely threat >> announcer: from new york city, this is "nightline" with dan harris. >> good evening. history was made today, not just sports history but american history. a 7 foot, 255 pound nba player named jason collins surprised everyone by coming out of the closet in the pages of "sports illustrated." here's abc's amy robach. >> reporter: no move on the court could have ever landed jason collins in the record books like the one he made today. the nba veteran shocked the sports world by announcing he's gay. a bombshell announced in the pages of "sports illustrated" and on good morning america. >> i never set out to be the first. and obviously, you know you are waiting around for somebody else to, you know, raise their hand and, you know, i'm ready to raise my hand but you still look around and are like come on guys. >> reporter: it makes him the first active athlete to come out in the testosterone charged world of professional sports. robbie rogers knows what it's like. your parents and friends and nobody knew? >> no. >> reporter: the last time rogers walked on a soc
tonight an unlikely threat >> announcer: from new york city, this is "nightline" with dan harris. >> good evening. history was made today, not just sports history but american history. a 7 foot, 255 pound nba player named jason collins surprised everyone by coming out of the closet in the pages of "sports illustrated." here's abc's amy robach. >> reporter: no move on the court could have ever landed jason collins in the record books like the one he made...
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tonight, a city lives on and one brave woman fights to dance again. >> this special edition of "nightline" inside the capture is 60 seconds away. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> from boston, this is a special edition of "nightline," inside the capture. with dan harris. >> good evening from the beth-israel deaconess hospital in boston. tonight behind these walls in his hospital room, the young boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is painting a horrific picture to authorities. what he is saying you will want to hear. abc chief investigative correspondent brian ross that is this "nightline" exclusive. >> reporter: in the hours before dzhokhar tsarnaev was accused he revealed the why and the how of the deadly bomb attacks. and for all the power of t
tonight, a city lives on and one brave woman fights to dance again. >> this special edition of "nightline" inside the capture is 60 seconds away. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the...
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. >> announcer: keep it right here >> announcer: from new york city, this is "nightline" with bill weir. >> happy and healthy are the stock answers most parents give when asked what they want for their children when what they really want is for them to be quietly occupied. that was achieved through rocks and sticks and imagination and then through tv and now it is an ipad and smart phone. they are great distractions but what are the screens doing to all the growing brains? >> reporter: there are plenty of proud parents sharing their infant's touch screen skills on youtube. >> show me word world. >> where did it go? >> right there. >> good job. >> reporter: when it is taken away. you often get this. >> batteries run out. >> reporter: in a survey, 70% of parents admitted to letting kids use their user friendly devices. but some worry about what is it doing to their brain. the ipad didn't exist three years ago. so there is no hard data yet. is it shrinking their i tension spans, ruining their eyesight or stunting social skills? >> five minutes. >> reporter: meet devon, delaney and dalton w
. >> announcer: keep it right here >> announcer: from new york city, this is "nightline" with bill weir. >> happy and healthy are the stock answers most parents give when asked what they want for their children when what they really want is for them to be quietly occupied. that was achieved through rocks and sticks and imagination and then through tv and now it is an ipad and smart phone. they are great distractions but what are the screens doing to all the growing...
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. >> from new york city, this is "nightline" with terry moran. >> hello, everyone. and thanks for joining us today. more trouble aboard the carnival cruiseship called "triumph of" a vessel that two months ago left thousands stranded at sea and living in squalor for days after an engine failure resulted in widespread power outages. this afternoon, that same ship was blown away from its alabama mooring by high winds while it carried 800 people aboard. abc's matt gutman has the latest on the cruiseship with the course as wayward as its luck. for the second time in as many months, all aboard the triumph of were left adrift. storms with 70-mile-an-hour winds. 800 crew and contractors were on the kol las sus as it bounced off of other boats while it was undergoing months of repair. >> due to high winds, the carnival triumph of broke its morings. it had a small collision with an army corps of engineer boat and a deck barge. during that collision, it took a few scrapes and scratches. >> reporter: and an eyewitness described the slow motion chaos as the ship drifted in the b
. >> from new york city, this is "nightline" with terry moran. >> hello, everyone. and thanks for joining us today. more trouble aboard the carnival cruiseship called "triumph of" a vessel that two months ago left thousands stranded at sea and living in squalor for days after an engine failure resulted in widespread power outages. this afternoon, that same ship was blown away from its alabama mooring by high winds while it carried 800 people aboard. abc's matt...
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this is a very close-knit type community. they're all looking out for each other. and certainly have come to each other's aid in their moment of need here. at this point, the community that i've talked to that's on the ground has told me that they're going from house to house. they still have to be very careful because of structural damage. to homes and to businesses. they're concerned about secondary explosions with gas mains, gas valves. encore utilities are here, have shut down gas in and around the blast area. also have shut down power in and around the area. i can tell you as i was coming to the scene and driving through, seeing some of the devastation that is there, it is very, very bad. >> and that is the story tonight out of west, texas. a small community devastated but one that is clearly pulling together with many of the other communities around there. some tough days ahead for them. >>> when we come back, we'll bring you here to boston, tell you about the investigation, the accelerating investigation into the marathon bombings up next. i've been going ar
this is a very close-knit type community. they're all looking out for each other. and certainly have come to each other's aid in their moment of need here. at this point, the community that i've talked to that's on the ground has told me that they're going from house to house. they still have to be very careful because of structural damage. to homes and to businesses. they're concerned about secondary explosions with gas mains, gas valves. encore utilities are here, have shut down gas in and...
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this is prime time in times square. office workers, people going out to dinner or trying to rush to catch a broadway show. i'm joined here by former new york city police detective who worked terrorism cases for years. if the bombing had been planted here were the kinds use in the mir on this, what would have the effects? >> probably more devastating than boston. everybody there was focused in one direction. people were just moving about. the problem we have, at least one score or two scores of casualties. and twice that number wound popped. >> new york does have an extensive surveillance camera operation in place here in timessquare. >> h. >> the attacks in boston i think demonstrate just how valuable those cameras can be. >> with so much going on, so many distractions, a bag with a bomb in it might well go undetected. in this crowd right now, mostly all tour iss, milling around, looki looking up, not knowing where they are, it's an ideal setting. shtly thereafter.y went off >> the major said today, we don't know if we
this is prime time in times square. office workers, people going out to dinner or trying to rush to catch a broadway show. i'm joined here by former new york city police detective who worked terrorism cases for years. if the bombing had been planted here were the kinds use in the mir on this, what would have the effects? >> probably more devastating than boston. everybody there was focused in one direction. people were just moving about. the problem we have, at least one score or two...
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you're homeless in the city or whether you're in high school or college. when you hear that old school hip-hop music, you can relate because it's not just about one class of people. it's about all of us. >> we're now as far away from the '80s as happy days was from the '50s. >> but you haven't touched your food, dear. >> reporter: the '080s loved th 50s. do you remember "back to the future"? the '80s embodied by michael j. fox. also pretty ambivalent about the '60s. case in point? "fame ties." >> it's about a reaganite kid negatively reacting to his parents' '60s ethos. >> why are we doing this, sdmad cooking is women's work. >> alex p. keaton all grown up, paul ryan. >> it's time now for a retro edition of tonight's "closing arguments" taking into account all the elements of pop culture. which decade do you think had more bearing on our culture today, the '80s or the '90s? tell us what you think? thanks for watching abc news. tune in to "good morning america" tomorrow for the latest on a shooting at a virginia community college. and one newtown, connectic
you're homeless in the city or whether you're in high school or college. when you hear that old school hip-hop music, you can relate because it's not just about one class of people. it's about all of us. >> we're now as far away from the '80s as happy days was from the '50s. >> but you haven't touched your food, dear. >> reporter: the '080s loved th 50s. do you remember "back to the future"? the '80s embodied by michael j. fox. also pretty ambivalent about the '60s....
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a city reeling tonight in shock and sadness, really. we are just a few blocks away just down there from what was the finish line of the boston marathon. that magnificent sporting event. and in most years on this night these streets the heart of downtown boston would be humming with activity packed with people celebrating the achievement of the runners. their loved ones coming from all over the world to support them. but tonight these streets are frozen in time that moment this afternoon when two bombs went off at the finish line. wounding more than 140, killing three, at least. including an 8-year-old. and tonight, the investigation is in full swing. the fbi is in charge. they are pursuing all leads, all of this, this grim day, a reminder of our country's constant vulnerability to sudden and murderous attack. the 117th boston marathon, one of the world's great sporting events. more than 23,000 started the race. half a million spectators along the 26.2 mile course. boston's is one of the world's six major marathons. runners from more tha
a city reeling tonight in shock and sadness, really. we are just a few blocks away just down there from what was the finish line of the boston marathon. that magnificent sporting event. and in most years on this night these streets the heart of downtown boston would be humming with activity packed with people celebrating the achievement of the runners. their loved ones coming from all over the world to support them. but tonight these streets are frozen in time that moment this afternoon when...
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new country, new cities. go to jail. >> reporter: why do you do it? >> because it's worth it. >> reporter: why? >> it's fun. people come up to me in tears telling me this is the greatest night of their lives. >> reporter: can partying bring world peace? who knows. but until then, nothing unites us like a little love. >> thank for watching abc news. tune into good morning america tomorrow. as always, we're on line at abc news.com. good night, america.
new country, new cities. go to jail. >> reporter: why do you do it? >> because it's worth it. >> reporter: why? >> it's fun. people come up to me in tears telling me this is the greatest night of their lives. >> reporter: can partying bring world peace? who knows. but until then, nothing unites us like a little love. >> thank for watching abc news. tune into good morning america tomorrow. as always, we're on line at abc news.com. good night, america.
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the city. that doesn't work that way. we can't fly over populated areas or near highrises. >> straps in place? >> check. >> reporter: "nightline" recently visited during an exercise as the mav flew in support of a s.w.a.t. team operating on the ground. in this simulation, a suspect has escaped from custody and the mav will be used to see in real time what is happening in the search. as the mav gets into position over the area where the suspect is believed to be, its cameras capture himsprinting across a building and into a clearing. the images from the drone help the incident commander guide the s.w.a.t. team into position. >> there's a building on the left side of the roadway. the subject was seen run into the doorway along the western wall. >> reporter: with the drone overhead and the s.w.a.t. team outside the door, the suspect is quickly apprehended. >> he's surrendering right now. >> we're hoping to use this for tactical situation where is we have somebody shooting at police. we don't want
the city. that doesn't work that way. we can't fly over populated areas or near highrises. >> straps in place? >> check. >> reporter: "nightline" recently visited during an exercise as the mav flew in support of a s.w.a.t. team operating on the ground. in this simulation, a suspect has escaped from custody and the mav will be used to see in real time what is happening in the search. as the mav gets into position over the area where the suspect is believed to be, its...
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that gun was later recovered at the scene, which means that all day friday as the city of boston was shut down, the man holding it hostage, justifiably considered to be armed and dangerous was, at least as far as police could tell right now was an unarmed 19-year-old curled up and bleeding in the back of a boat. despite all the evidence, the boy's mother who pushed them towards religion in the first place believes they are innocent. >> my son was muslim, that's it. tonight, her younker son is facing a criminal charge of using a weapons of mass destruction which could carry the death penalty. while tamerlan lies in a boston morgue. nobody has stepped forward to claim his body. for "nightline," this is dan harris. >> coming up next, singer michael buble on building a family and the goal he says he'll never be table to achieve. . [ tires screech ] [ beeping ] ♪ [ male announcer ] we don't just certify our pre-owned vehicles. we inspect, analyze and recondition each one, until it's nothing short of a genuine certified pre-owned... mercedes-benz for the next new owner. ♪ hurry in to y
that gun was later recovered at the scene, which means that all day friday as the city of boston was shut down, the man holding it hostage, justifiably considered to be armed and dangerous was, at least as far as police could tell right now was an unarmed 19-year-old curled up and bleeding in the back of a boat. despite all the evidence, the boy's mother who pushed them towards religion in the first place believes they are innocent. >> my son was muslim, that's it. tonight, her younker...